KENTA KOBAYASHI

Kenta Kobayashi
Kenta Kobayashi
Gender: Male
Known for: Acting
Birthday: March 12, 1981
Place of Birth: Sōka, Saitama, Japan

Biography

Kenta Kobayashi is a Japanese professional wrestler, best known by his ring name KENTA. A former amateur kickboxer, Kobayashi's wrestling style is based upon strong kicks and strikes. He was signed to the American professional wrestling promotion World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), where he worked in its developmental territory NXT, as well as 205 Live, under the ring name Hideo Itami. He currently works for the Japanese wrestling promotion, New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW).

Notable work

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Filmography

Starring

2025·
NJPW New Year Dash!! 2025
KENTA
2025·
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19
KENTA
2024·
NJPW: Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2024
KENTA
2024·
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 7
KENTA
2024·
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 6
KENTA
2024·
NJPW Dominion 6.9 In Osaka-Jo Hall ~ Best Of The Super Junior 31 Final ~
KENTA
2024·
NJPW Resurgence 2024
KENTA
2024·
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 2
KENTA
2024·
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 1
KENTA
2024·
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2024
Kenta
2024·
NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya
KENTA
2024·
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2024
KENTA
2023·
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2023
KENTA
2023·
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 Pre-Show
KENTA
2023·
NOAH: The New Year 2023
Kenta
2023·
IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2023
Kenta
2023·
NJPW Collision in Philadelphia
Kenta
2023·
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 19 (Final)
KENTA
2023·
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 17
KENTA
2023·
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 18
KENTA
2023·
IMPACT Wrestling x NJPW: Multiverse United 2: For Whom The Bell Tolls
KENTA
2023·
NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 4
KENTA
2023·
NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 3
KENTA
2023·
NJPW 51st Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2023: Day 2
KENTA
2023·
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 13
KENTA
2023·
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 14
KENTA
2023·
NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 1
KENTA
2023·
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Night 2
KENTA
2023·
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 1
KENTA
2023·
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Night 1
KENTA
2023·
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 7
KENTA
2023·
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 9
KENTA
2023·
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 11
KENTA
2023·
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 5
KENTA
2023·
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 3
KENTA
2023·
NJPW STRONG Independence Day 2023 - Day 2
KENTA
2023·
NJPW STRONG Independence Day 2023 - Day 1
KENTA
2023·
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2023
KENTA
2023·
NJPW Capital Collision 2023
KENTA
2023·
Mark Hitchcock Memorial Wrestlecon Supershow 2023
KENTA
2023·
IMPACT Wrestling x NJPW: Multiverse United: Only The Strong Survive
KENTA
2023·
NJPW: Battle In The Valley
Kenta
2023·
NJPW: The New Beginning in Osaka 2023
Kenta
2023·
IMPACT Wrestling: No Surrender 2023
Kenta
2023·
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17: Night 2 in Yokohama Arena
Kenta
2022·
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 16
KENTA
2022·
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 17
KENTA
2022·
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 15
KENTA
2022·
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 20 (Final)
KENTA
2022·
NJPW Battle Autumn 2022 - Night 16
KENTA
2022·
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 14
KENTA
2022·
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 13
KENTA
2022·
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 10
KENTA
2022·
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 8
KENTA
2022·
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 12
KENTA
2022·
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 9
KENTA
2022·
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 11
KENTA
2022·
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 7
KENTA
2022·
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 6
KENTA
2022·
NOAH: The New Year 2022
KENTA
2022·
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 5
KENTA
2022·
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 4
KENTA
2022·
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 3
KENTA
2022·
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 2
KENTA
2022·
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 1
KENTA
2022·
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 1
KENTA
2022·
NJPW & NOAH: Wrestle Kingdom 16 - Night 3
KENTA
2022·
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 2
KENTA
2021·
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2021
KENTA
2021·
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15: Night 1
KENTA
2021·
NJPW Power Struggle 2021
KENTA
2021·
NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam In Tokyo Dome
KENTA
2021·
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 19 (Final)
KENTA
2021·
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 15
KENTA
2021·
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 17
KENTA
2021·
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 13
KENTA
2021·
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 11
KENTA
2021·
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 9
KENTA
2021·
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 7
KENTA
2021·
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 5
KENTA
2021·
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 3
KENTA
2021·
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 1
KENTA
2020·
NJPW STRONG
Kenta
2020·
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 18
KENTA
2020·
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 16
KENTA
2020·
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 10
KENTA
2020·
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 6
KENTA
2020·
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 14
KENTA
2020·
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 12
KENTA
2020·
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 2
KENTA
2020·
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 8
KENTA
2020·
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 4
KENTA
2020·
NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 7
KENTA
2020·
NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 6
KENTA
2020·
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2020 - Night 1
KENTA
2020·
NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 5
KENTA
2020·
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2020 - Night 2
KENTA
2020·
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 19 (Final)
KENTA
2020·
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2020
KENTA
2019·
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
KENTA
2019·
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2019
KENTA
2016·
WWE 205 Live
Hideo Itami
2015·
WWE NXT Live: From San Jose 2015
Hideo Itami
2013·
ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 1
KENTA
2010·
WWE NXT
HIdeo Itami, Hideo Itami
2009·
Ring of Honor Wrestling
Kenta
2009·
NOAH The Second Navigation 2009: Day 7
KENTA
2008·
NOAH: European Navigation 2008
KENTA
2006·
ROH: Glory By Honor V - Night One
KENTA
2006·
ROH: Time To Man Up
KENTA
2006·
ROH: Fight of The Century
KENTA
2006·
ROH: Honor Reclaims Boston
KENTA
2006·
ROH: Chi-Town Struggle
KENTA
2006·
ROH: Throwdown
KENTA
2006·
ROH: In Your Face
KENTA
2005·
NOAH: 3rd Great Voyage 2005
KENTA
2005·
NOAH: Destiny 2005
KENTA
2004·
NOAH: Departure 2004
KENTA
2001·
NOAH: Accomplish Our First Navigation 2001 - Day 9
KENTA
2000·
Pro Wrestling NOAH
Kenta
2000·
NOAH: Great Voyage
1972·
New Japan Pro Wrestling
KENTA
TBA·
ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 2
KENTA
2024·
MLW Blood & Thunder
KENTA
2024·
NJPW New Japan Cup 2024 • Day 2
KENTA
2024·
NJPW 52nd Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2024: Day 1
KENTA
2020·
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2020
KENTA
2020·
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 2
KENTA
2020·
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 1
KENTA
2019·
NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2019
KENTA
2019·
NJPW: Royal Quest
KENTA
2019·
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 17
KENTA
2019·
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 18
KENTA
2019·
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 16
Kenta
2019·
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 19 (Final)
KENTA
2019·
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 15
KENTA
2019·
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 14
KENTA
2019·
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 13
KENTA
2019·
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 12
KENTA
2019·
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 11
KENTA
2019·
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 2
KENTA
2019·
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 10
KENTA
2019·
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 8
KENTA
2019·
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 9
KENTA
2019·
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 4
KENTA
2019·
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 1
KENTA
2019·
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 3
KENTA
2019·
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 7
KENTA
2019·
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 6
KENTA
2019·
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 5
KENTA
2019·
WWE Royal Rumble 2019
Hideo Itami (Preshow)
2018·
NOAH: Naomichi Marufuji 20th Anniversary Show
Hideo Itami
2017·
NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III
Hideo Itami
2017·
WWE NXT Takeover: Chicago
Hideo Itami
2016·
NXT Takeover: Brooklyn II
Hideo Itami
2016·
NXT's Greatest Matches Vol. 1
Hideo Itami
2015·
ROH: Year 5
KENTA
2015·
NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable
Hideo Itami
2015·
NXT TakeOver: Rival
Hideo Itami
2015·
WWE WrestleMania 31
Hideo Itami
2014·
ROH: Year Four
KENTA
2014·
NXT TakeOver: R-Evolution
Hideo Itami
2014·
NXT TakeOver: Fatal 4-Way
Hideo Itami
2013·
Danielson vs The World
KENTA
2013·
Bryan Danielson: World Champion
KENTA
2013·
Nigel McGuinness: In It to Win It
KENTA
2012·
KENTA: Go 2 Sleep
KENTA
2012·
ROH: Japan's Finest
KENTA
2012·
Danielson vs McGuinness
KENTA
2012·
Chris Hero: Ring of Hero
KENTA
2011·
The Briscoe Brothers: The Baddest Tag Team on the Planet
KENTA
2009·
ROH: 7th Anniversary
KENTA
2009·
ROH: End of An Age
2008·
ROH: Best In The World
KENTA
2008·
ROH: The Tokyo Summit
2007·
ROH: Driven
KENTA
2007·
NOAH Summer Navigation '07 - Day 12
KENTA
2006·
ROH: Glory by Honor V - Night Two
KENTA
2006·
ROH: Best In The World
KENTA
2005·
ROH: Final Battle 2005
KENTA
2003·
NOAH Navigation Over The Date Line 2003 - Day 13
KENTA
2002·
NOAH Navigate For Evolution 2002 - Day 10
KENTA